Fall is around the corner. We have been busy at Gentry Mercantile getting in New fall merchandise and redoing displays. If you are visiting Maryville or the Smokey Mountains drop by and see us.

I can not believe that it has been a year since my last blog.  WOW! We just returned from an extremely relaxing trip from Indian boundary with the grandchildren. Our Christmas in July event was the weekend after the 4th of July and what a success it was. The store...

Six years ago I fell in love with a marine who happened to be a goat farmer. His family raised Boer/Kiko cross meat goats. Five years ago I married my marine and immediately started hounding him for a dairy goat. 

Wow!! I haven't wrote a blog in a year!!  October 2017 we decided to open a store in Foothills Mall.  I wanted an indoor rustic country primitive feeling craft show.  I hand picked about 30 crafters that I personally knew or was familiar with their products.  High quality one of...

Craft show season has started and what a busy season it has been.  The weather has not been our friend but we are so thrilled we have the opportunity to be doing this.   With that being said, the shows are a lot of work! Sometimes the fun component gets...

Wow!!  It's been a while since I write on the blog. Life on the farm can get extremely busy. In the fall we completed a much needed fence. At the first of February we purchased Lily.  She is a Saanen / Alpine cross. She was a bit skinny and skittish...

Learning how to manage a goat herd properly has taken time.  There has been a huge learning curve from everyone in the family. We have made mistakes and have learned valuable lessons.  I believe our meat goat herd looks exceptional this year.  Through better management and constant education we have...

Every year we attend the NASCAR race in Bristol and camp for a few days. It started off being an event for me and my best friend Anna. In the time that we first started going,  I met and married Sam.   The race / camping attendance has since evolved...

There's a lot and I mean a lot of work to be done on a farm. Every now and then we have the opportunity to put work on hold to celebrate special occasions. Like our niece Samantha getting married. Today was her bridal shower. When its all said and done,...